HOLLYWOOD AND MATURE ACTRESSES – GARRY ARMSTRONG

Things are better for mature film actresses now than they were back in Hollywood's "golden age."  A look the award-winning films of past years include names like Helen Mirren, Meryl Streep, Annette Benning, Viola Davis,, and Charlotte Rampling. All these ladies are AARP members. The roles essayed by these women are three-dimensional. Free of the … Continue reading HOLLYWOOD AND MATURE ACTRESSES – GARRY ARMSTRONG

FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN – HOLLYWOOD AND MATURE ACTRESSES – GARRY ARMSTRONG

Marilyn has just written a piece about Feud: Bette And Joan. However, the mini-series about the iconic Hollywood actresses Bette Davis and Joan Crawford plays a peripheral role in Marilyn's offering. My take on "Feud" focuses more on Hollywood and its disaffection for older actresses. Things are better for mature film actresses now than back in … Continue reading FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN – HOLLYWOOD AND MATURE ACTRESSES – GARRY ARMSTRONG

Marilyn’s Dirty Dozen

John Howell's "Rule is as Rule Does" got me thinking about life and how we invent rules as we go. I make rules for myself and I follow them. But I hate rules, so the only rules I follow are mine, all born of hard lessons. What rules? I'm glad you asked. I've had a life … Continue reading Marilyn’s Dirty Dozen